Recent field evidence suggests a positive link between overconfidence and innovative activities. In this paper we argue … that the connection between overconfidence and innovation is more complex than the previous literature suggests. In … particular, we show theoretically and experimentally that different forms of overconfidence may have opposing effects on …

salient perturbations, we propose a strategic foundation of overconfidence. Since overconfident statements are used in …

We study the effects of overconfidence in a two-period investment-decision agency setting. Under common priors, agent … from first-period investment. This implies that agent overconfidence mitigates the agency problems arising from the agent …

This paper proposes a theoretical model that incorporates corporate governance into the basic CAPM, where corporate …

firms in China. Using a unique and detailed dataset on manufacturing firms in China, we are able to follow the changes in … location patterns of firms between 2002 and 2008. Our analysis shows that firms in China are more localized than in the UK or … state-owned firms. Our findings are consistent with the notion that China is increasingly liberalizing its economy, enabling …

This paper investigates the time-varying impact of oil price uncertainty on stock prices in China using weekly data on …